The beholder (eye tyrant, sphere of many eyes) is most frequently found underground, although it infrequently will lair in desolate wilderness.  The globular body of this monster is supported by levitation, and it floats slowly about as it wills.  Atop the sphere are 10 eyestalks, while in its central area are a great eleventh eye and a large mouth filled with pointed teeth.  The body is protected by a hard chitinous covering (AV 1).  The creature's eyestalks and eyes are also protected, although less well (thus the armor values of (4½) and (1½) respectively).  Because of its particular nature the beholder is able to withstand the loss of its eyestalks, these members are not computer as part of its hits, and lost eyestalks will eventually grow back (one week per lost member).  The body of the monster can withstand up to to 39 hits before the creature is killed, while the great central eye can take 19 before ceasing to function.  Eyestalks take four hits each before being lost.  The body of the beholder represents 75 percent of the potential hit area, the central eye and eyestalks 10 percent each, and the 10 small eyes 5 percent.

Eyes:  The various eyes of a beholder each have a different function.  Typically only the central eye plus 1-4 of those stalks are able to function considering that the attack is coming from an arc of 90º before the monster.  If attacks come from 180º double the number of eyestalks able to function, and for 270º or 360º triple or quadruple the number.  Attacks from above enable all 10 eyestalks to function, but the central eye cannot.  Functions of the eyes are:

1.  Human Empathy/Project Emotion [DC Mysticism] (Asset: 16)
2.  Darkling Empathy/Project Emotion [DC Mysticism] (Asset: 16)
3.  Hypnosis [DC Mysticism] (Asset: 16)
4.  Telekinesis [DC Psionics] (Asset: 16)
5.  Cryokinesis [DC Psionics] (Asset: 16)
6.  Dissolution [DC Darkling Empathy] as Deliquescer (Short Range:  3 meters)
7.  Change Environment (Gravity) [DC Sorcery] (Asset: 16)
9.  Heat Bolt as Spectral Gatherer (Short Range: 6 meters, Pen:  3-3-3, Damage 22D)
10. Death ray  (Short Range:  5 meters, Pen: 1-1-1, Damage:  20D)
11. Willpower Drain [TNE Psionics] (Asset: 16)

Nature:  The beholder is hateful, aggressive, and avaricious.  They will usually attack immediately.  If confronted by a particularly powerful party there is a 50 percent chance they will listen to negotiations — either to be bribed not to attack or to pay a ransom to not be attacked, depending on the strength of the opposing party.  They can speak their own language.